Question: What Should Idaho’s Minimum Wage Be?

Issue: Study: Few Idaho jobs pay living wage: Experts say low wages force people to live ‘on the edge,’ where they’re more vulnerable to economic downturns /Joe Estrella, Idaho Statesman

More Info: Ironically, the report was released shortly after legislation that would have increased Idaho’s minimum wage to $7.25 an hour died in a House committee. Instead, lawmakers endorsed a proposal committing Idaho to adopt a new federal minimum wage if passed by Congress.

DFO: Sorry, I’m no longer buying what the Idaho Legislature and its handlers are selling. A $5.15 per hour minimum wage is absurd — and borderline criminal. Yeah, yeah, many local employers have been forced by supply-and-demand to up the ante to $6 or so. Big deal. The Powers That Be should try living on that.

Question: What should Idaho’s minimum wage be?